Rain laughs from his throne

sends his minions to play

 

whoopee they yell

tripping over one another

 

want to be first down the chutes

parachuting from the sky

 

grab 3D glasses

can’t wait

for all the fun rides

 

amusement park signs flash

over mountains and sound

 

they crash and splash

trampoline every which way

 

liquid knees

squishy joints

 

somersault and collide

bounce wildly in mush

 

rage down gutters

gush like waterslides

 

bungee jumpers

storm troopers

 

seep into soil and recoil

springboards of joy

 

revel in liquidity

ready to burst

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*****

 

king watches, then

thunders a message

to return

 

his children are

relieved and ready for sleep

 

stop splashing in mud

wait for bright orb

 

to melt them

back up

 

to pillows

in the sky

 

know it won’t be too long

till king calls for more fun